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Topley, J., fl. 1878 to Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09400.397 Author/Creator: Topley, J., fl. 1878 Place Written: Bovina, MS Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 13, 1879 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 13.3 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

praises Bruce: "whites will approve of your action and I am sure the colored people will not forget you when I tell them who had the power to prevent and did prevent a democrat defeating a republican."

Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
Junkerman, Julius, fl. 1877

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